Atlanta Thrashers

Atlanta Thrashers
Conference	Eastern
Founded	1999
History	Atlanta Thrashers 1999–2011 Winnipeg Jets 2011–present
Home arena	Philips Arena
City	Atlanta, Georgia
Colors	Atlanta Midnight Blue, Thrasher Ice Blue, Georgia Bronze, Capitol Copper, Peachtree Gold, White
General manager	Don Waddell (1999–2010) Rick Dudley (2010–2011)
Head coach	Curt Fraser (1999–2002) Don Waddell (2002–2003, 2007–2008) Bob Hartley (2003–2007) John Anderson (2008–2010) Craig Ramsay (2010–2011)
Stanley Cups	0
Conference championships	0
Presidents' Trophy	0
Division championships	1 (2006-07)
Official website	www.nhl.com/thrashers (2010 archive)

Atlanta Midnight Blue, Thrasher Ice Blue, Georgia Bronze, Capitol Copper, Peachtree Gold, White

The Atlanta Thrashers were an American professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL) on June 25, 1997, and became the League's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL season. They were members of the Southeast Division of the NHL's Eastern Conference, and played their home games at Philips Arena in downtown Atlanta. The Thrashers qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs only once, during the 2006–07 season in which they won the Southeast Division, but were swept in the first round by the New York Rangers.

In May 2011, the Thrashers were sold to Canadian-based ownership group True North Sports & Entertainment. The group moved the franchise to Winnipeg, Manitoba, which became the second incarnation of the Winnipeg Jets. The sale and relocation were approved by the NHL on June 21, 2011. With the sale and relocation of the team, Atlanta became the first city in the NHL's modern era to have two ice hockey teams relocate to different cities. In both cases, the team moved from Atlanta to Canada; the city's previous NHL team (the Atlanta Flames) moved to Calgary, Alberta, in 1980 to become the Calgary Flames.

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